The British driver and the American car triumph in the first round of the Formula E season ahead of reigning champion Rowland in a Nissan and Nick Cassidy in the debut French car. Spectacular accident without consequences for Spanish rookie Pepe Martí
English Jake Dennis on Andretti he won theE-prix Of Saint Paul of Brazil, round inaugural of the 2024-25 Formula E world championship, preceding the reigning champion, his compatriot, under the checkered flag Oliver Rowland on Nissan, and New Zealander Nick Cassidygood at bringing the debuting official Citroën team to the podium straight away. As usual in the top championship for electric single-seaters, the race was full of spectacle and twists, with the entry of the safety car and a red flag in the final stages which kept the outcome of the race uncertain until the end, then won by an excellent Dennis who had previously also won the pole position.
Mahindra clash
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The first twist occurred immediately after the start, with a negative protagonist “Nyck” de Vries. In fact, the Dutchman from Mahindra made a mistake in the timing of the first braking point, hitting the British Cupra first. Dan actually hit the British Cupra first. Dan Ticktumstarted from the front row, and then also the car of his teammate, the Swiss Edoardo Mortara, pushing him off the track. Ticktum was the one to come out worst and was then forced to retire, while a basically blameless Mortara was penalized 5″ for not having observed the correct stopping procedure after having cut the chicane.
Citroën in the lead
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On the winding track of Saint Paulalso characterized by numerous dips, it was therefore Dennis who initially took off ahead of Pascal Wehrlein’s Porsche and Mortara. The first to take advantage of the extra power and all-wheel drive afforded by theattack mode it was French Jean-Éric Vergne on lap 5, then reaching the top of the standings on lap 8 with his Citroën, while behind him the outgoing champion Rowland stood out, first in contact with the New Zealander Mitch Evans on Jaguar, last year his main rival for the crown, and then also with his garage partner Norman Bornthen withdrawn in turn.
The intervention of the safety car
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On the 22nd of the 30 scheduled laps, Rowland and Cassidy resorted to the second boost and did the same lap after the two Porsches of Wehrlain and Nico Muller together with Da Costa’s Jaguar, but an accident caused by the Brazilian Lucas Di Grassi, who pushed Mortara against the barriers, leaving him in the middle of the track, causing the entry of the safety cars which effectively canceled out the advantages deriving from the relative boost. Upon the return of safety cars, with still four laps remaining (without adding others, as would have been within the discretion of the race direction), only the two Andrettis of Dennis and his teammate Felipe Drugovich they still had the second one attack mode from 4 minutes, but even they would not have been able to exploit it properly.
marti’s accident and victory for dennis
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In fact, as soon as the race resumed, Evans also crashed, and the race was stopped immediately afterwards red flagdue to an accident in the United States rookie of this year’s Formula E, the young Spaniard Pepe Martí. In fact, his Cupra was going to hit two cars about to enter the regime “Full Course Yellow” (a sort of virtual yellow flag with limited speed) taking off on the Paulista runway before being semi-destroyed upon contact with the asphalt. Fortunately no consequences for the pilot. Upon returning to the track behind the safety carsthe race was thus reduced to just one lap in which Dennis had no major problems keeping the lead ahead of Rowland and Cassidy.
E-PRIX San Paolo: RACE RANKING
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Here is theorder of arrival of the first race of the Formula E weekend on the English circuit:
- Jake Dennis – Andretti Formula E
- Oliver Rowland – Nissan Formula E Team +0:01:349
- Nick Cassidy – Citroën Racing +0:01:876
- Pascal Wehrlein – Porsche Formula E Team +0:02:449
- Felipe Drugovich – Andretti Formula E +0:03:187
- Nico Müller – Porsche Formula E Team +0:03:775
- Maximilian Günther – Ds Penske +0:04:436
- Joel Eriksson -Envision Racing +0:04:832
- Sébastien Buemi – Envision Racing +0:05:289
- Nyck De Vries – Mahindra Racing +0:05:370
- Zane Maloney – Lola Yamaha Abt Formula E +0:06:095
- António Félix Da Costa – Jaguar Tcs Racing +0:06:581
Below is the drivers ranking of the world championship of the twelfth season of Formula E after the first round seasonal:
- Jake Dennis – Andretti Global 28
- Oliver Rowland – Nissan 19
- Nick Cassidy – Citroën Racing 15
- Pascal Wehrlein – TAG Heuer Porsche 12
- Felipe Drugovich – Andretti Global 10
- Nico Müller – TAG Heuer Porsche 8
- Maximilian Günther – DS Penske 6
- Joel Eriksson – Envision 4
- Sébastien Buemi – Envision 2
- Nyck De Vries – Mahindra 1
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